City size comparison

compared to

Los Angeles is about 5 times bigger than Marseille.

Marseille is approximately 241 sq km, while Los Angeles (including the city proper only) is approximately 1,215 sq km, making Los Angeles 405% larger than Marseille.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Marseille vs. Los Angeles uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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